It is obvious to note that the advent of digital technology is rapidly transforming the field of radiological system. As a major drawback on traditional X-ray, this application uses high-energy electromagnetic waves to product a two-dimensional picture on file. If the X-ray encounters bone, which it cannot enter, this appears white on the file. Whatever […]
DRG (diagnosis-related group) is define as a code used for diagnosis; hospital reimbursement by insurers is established on a formula using DRGs. CPT (current procedural terminology) is define as codes laboratory tests, treatments and other procedures. ICD (International Classification of Disease; ICD-9-CM or 10) is termed as codes 1,000 diseases, a medical code set preserved […]
Health care-related errors harm millions of American patients each year and needlessly add billions of dollars to health care costs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that at least 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections occur each year and lead to 99,000 deaths. Adverse medication events cause more than 770,000 injuries and deaths each […]
I am taking a position against the use of certificate of need program. My argument is that Certificates of Need (CON) laws are a typical government-founded barrier to health care entry and barrier to competition. Creating or expanding economic opportunity could rightly be considered a responsibility of governments toward their citizens. But in today’s global […]
With the increasing number of health issues in the United States and Worldwide, there is an ever-growing need for scientific intervention in order to improve the population’s health (CDC, 2012). Evidence based research is being used by many public health officials to implement evidence based approaches towards solving the major health issues that affect so […]
Community health assessment via data collection and analysis is an essential constituent of community health indoctrination. One benefit of using GIS application is that it is effective in gathering community-based information about given community to understand health issues at the proletarian level (Graham, Carlton, Gaede, & Jamison, 2011). One limitation of using GIS application is the limiting capacity in […]
One benefit of using asset mapping is that it is an efficient instrument for the conception and understanding of the richness of faculty and resources that exists in a community. Asset mapping is important even in small communities with few members or of a community suffering from poverty and economic anguish (Beaulieu & Southern Rural […]
A study by Ku & Kegels (2014) was aimed at investigating variances in diabetes knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP), self-care practices as related to assessment of chronic illness care among people with diabetes consulting, in a family physician-led tertiary hospital-based out-patient clinic versus local government health unit-based health centers in the Philippines. Interviewers were performed using questionnaires revised from […]
In addition to listening strategy, accurate reading and data interpretation are equally substantial. I encountered a situation where being mindful of potential biases was the accountability of not only those who design, participate and analyze research in public health, but also those who read the research assessment and make policy and other decisions–based on the […]
Healthcare marketing ethics, just like any other types or forms of ethics are important; not only can it grow profit margin; it can also protect organizations from lawsuits, as well as attract patients who appreciate and can afford quality care services. Ethics are a collection of principles of right conduct that shape the decisions people […]
